Well it's no shock, more typical ape-like behavior from our darker-skinned kind,
A crowd of people hoping to get federal housing assistance became
unruly Wednesday morning with reports of fights breaking out in the
crowd.
Vino Wong, vwong@ajc.com
Crowds swarm at Tri-Cities Plaza in East Point on Wednesday morning as people try to apply for Section 8 housing.
Mike Morris/AJC, Mike Morris/AJC
Crowds line up for housing vouchers in East Point on Wednesday morning.
Thousands of people were lined up at the Tri-Cities shopping center,
hoping to apply for a voucher from the East Point Housing Authority that
will give them a discount on their rent.
People began lining up at the shopping center two days ago, and by
Wednesday morning the crowd had grown to over 1,000 people. East Point
police, some wearing riot helmets, were patrolling the area.
Firefighters and EMTs were attending to people who were overheating in
the sun. College Park police and firefighters were also assisting in
crowd control.
Felecia McGhee told the AJC she arrived around 6:30 a.m.
Wednesday. She said the major problem began when people started breaking
into the line and officials started moving the areas where they were
handing out applications. She said she saw at least two small children
trampled when the crowd rushed the building where the applications were
to be handed out.
"It's a real mess out here," she said.
Channel 2 Action News reporter Mike Petchenik said fights were
breaking out and police had to stop people who were storming the door.
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